Superbowl maturation

As I am watching the Super bowl this Sunday in the second quarter I have an aching feeling that the 49'ers are long gone. They have no chance of making it back and are getting down on themselves. I couldn't decide if it was my previous knowledge of football teams that gave me the uneasy feeling of no recovery or the big score gap.

I have been blessed with the knowledge of football because of being a cheerleader for our school football team and I know how they can react. This year we made our way to the playoffs for state football. The boys were all excited to be playing at the UNIDOME and were ready to win like the victory the week before. As the game begins the we are slowly sinking behind. It feels as if we can never catch up as the other team has full field touchdowns and are pulling ahead. The team begins to get down and I can feel it among the players. As the game continued on so did the lead of the other team ahead of us. The boys had given up hope and were pre-determining their fate. In the end we lost the game because we counted ourselves out too soon.

As I am sitting and watching the Super bowl and half time is approaching I get the same feeling of loss. I proceed to make the comment "Its over..the 49'ers cant pull back out of this one they are getting down on themselves." This began to strike up a conversation and made us realize their is a major difference between the 49'ers and my Kennedy football team. They have matured and learned to not give up when the times are down. So it is possible to come back. I am in the midst of typing this blog when the game starts to pick back up. The score is now within a touchdown to determine the winners of the Super bowl 47.

I was so impressed to see that the 49'ers were making a come back. They found the strengths to pull through and make it work as a team. I could see the differences between the teenage boy and the man playing football. They bond over the love of it but learn the new ways to play the game. It is all the same plays and ideas but they have new ideas to bring to the team. The development was amazing how they came together and fought back for their team and will not let it die.

The 49'ers are a great example of what the future can hold and how football can always bring a bond between people.